Today Billie Joe McAllister jumped off the Tallahatchee Bridge "Ode to Billie Joe" - Bobbie Gentry
Providence Friars
65 – 85
FINAL Conference
Xavier Musketeers
Big East Conference · Amica Mutual Pavilion · January 13, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread PROV -2.5 Away covered
O/U 143.5 Over
Money PROV -150 / XAV +115
Model Predictions
Spread Total PROV win
Actual XAV +20 150 Lost
Massey PROV -4.2 (-24.2) — —
Massey Totals — 137.1 (+12.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 87% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 87% ✗
Baseline Plus ML PROV -3.9 (-23.9) 139.9 (+10.1) 66% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ PROV -3.6 (-23.6) 141.9 (+8.1) 69% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML PROV -3.8 (-23.8) 135.8 (+14.2) 70% ✗
Baseline ML PROV -3.9 (-23.9) 135.7 (+14.3) 66% ✗

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 26, 2026 PROV 94 – 84 XAV
Jan 10, 2026 XAV 97 – 84 PROV
Mar 8, 2025 XAV 76 – 68 PROV
Feb 13, 2025 XAV 91 – 82 PROV
Feb 22, 2024 PROV 79 – 75 XAV

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings PROV XAV
Overall 21-14 16-18
Conference 10-10 9-11
Home 14-5 11-7
Away 4-7 3-9
Neutral 3-2 2-2
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L2 L2
Avg Pts For 72.4 75.9
Avg Pts Against 68.8 74.6
Massey 10.1 (#52) 10.0 (#55)
Bradley-Terry 1.79 (#53) 0.69 (#115)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.63 (#39) 1.54 (#87)
RPI 0.592 (#45) 0.553 (#92)
Shooting & Four Factors PROV XAV
FG% 45.4% 43.4%
3PT% 32.8% 33.3%
REB / G 37.9 40.4
OREB / G 9.1 12.7
AST / TO 1.04 1.37
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.3% 48.7%
TOV% 18.6% 17.6%
ORB% 26.7% 33.9%
FT Rate 21.1% 24.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 43.9% 45.7%
Opp TOV% 18.0% 17.0%
DRB% 74.7% 69.2%
Opp FT Rate 20.1% 19.4%

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